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Sherman & Barber Go to Spain
Dec 14, 2023
Dr. James Sherman is a well known name around campus. Not only does he teach in the Physics and Astronomy Department, but he also leads the collaborat...
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Victoria Whidden attends NASA STEM Better Together 2023
Dec 12, 2023
Victoria Whidden has been awarded a SAFE grant and OSR Travel grant to help cover some of the cost of her recent trip to San Jose, CA. She attended th...
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Michaela Moon wins $3000 STEM Pre-Service Teacher Scholarship for NASA
Dec 11, 2023
This pre-service teacher education scholarship is intended to promote science education in the K-12 classroom by assisting and preparing teachers who ...
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Sigma Pi Sigma inductees
Dec 8, 2023
We were thrilled to induct 13 new members into Sigma Pi Sigma this November. Sigma Pi Sigma is the National Physics and Astronom Academic Honors Socie...
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Gerac wins Best Undergraduate Poster Award
Dec 7, 2023
Jessica Gerac has been Dr. Roshani Silwal's research assistant this year for Dr. Silwal's NSF grant Collaborative Research: RUI: PM:High-Z Highly...
![Faculty members and students from Appalachian State University's Department of Physics and Astronomy are the authors of a new paper in The Astronomical Journal, a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of astronomy published by the American Astronomical Society. The study, titled](https://physics.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/tutaub.png?itok=xfq1mxm_)
Astronomy Faculty and Students Collaborate to Publish Astronomical Journal Paper
Sep 27, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Faculty members and students from Appalachian State University's Department of Physics and Astronomy are the authors of a ne...
![Dr. Robert Swarthout, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences and Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, is the principal investigator on the project. Department of Physics and Astronomy professors Dr. Chris Thaxton and Dr. James Sherman serve as co-investigators.](https://physics.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/swarthoutthaxtonsherman.png?itok=d3Qq16q0)
Drs. Robert Swarthout, Chris Thaxton and James Sherman Receive $531,902 NSF Grant
Sep 25, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — A group of faculty members from the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a three-year grant from...
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September Newsletter
Sep 11, 2023
Welcome to our inaugural launch of our monthly newsletter. We hope to bring you department news on our latest accomplishments. Check it out!...
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Dr. Silwal wins NSF Collaborative Grant
Jul 18, 2023
We are happy to share that Dr. Silwal has been awarded a National Science Foundation Award for 3 years: 2023-26 for a collaborative research project: ...
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Spectrograph installed at South Africa’s Boyden Observatory to aid App State, UFS astrophysicists
Jun 30, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — A spectrograph designed, built, installed and commissioned by Appalachian State University astrophysicist Dr. Richard Gray may help sc...